Psalms 41
1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
Til sangmesteren; en salme av David. Salig er den som akter på den elendige; på den onde dag skal Herren frelse ham.
2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
Herren skal verge ham og holde ham i live; han skal bli lykksalig i landet, og du skal visselig ikke overgi ham til hans fienders mordlyst.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
Herren skal understøtte ham på sykesengen; hele hans leie forvandler du i hans sykdom.
4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
Jeg sier: Herre, vær mig nådig, helbred min sjel! for jeg har syndet imot dig.
5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
Mine fiender taler ondt om mig: Når skal han dø, og hans navn forgå?
6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
Og dersom en kommer for å se til mig, taler han falske ord; hans hjerte samler sig ondskap; han går ut og taler derom.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Alle de som hater mig, hvisker sammen imot mig; de optenker imot mig det som er mig til skade:
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
En ugjerning henger ved ham, og han som ligger der, skal ikke stå op mere.
9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
Også den mann som jeg hadde fred med, som jeg stolte på, som åt mitt brød, har løftet sin hæl imot mig.
10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
Men du, Herre, vær mig nådig og hjelp mig op! Så vil jeg gjengjelde dem.
11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
Derpå kjenner jeg at du har behag i mig, at min fiende ikke skal fryde sig over mig.
12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
Og mig holder du oppe i min uskyld og setter mig for ditt åsyn evindelig.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, fra evighet og til evighet! Amen, amen.
